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6/26/2013

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The Robert Abady Dog Food Co. is recalling Abady Frozen High Stress/High Performance Dog Food in 3-pound packages and Abady Frozen Growth Formula for Puppies of the Large and Giant Breeds, also in 3-pound packages, due to possible salmonella contamination. The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets found the bacteria in some samples of the food. Although no illnesses have been reported related to the food, both pets and people can become ill with gastrointestinal symptoms from the bacteria.

A study comparing canine and human B-cell lymphoma found molecular similarities between the cancers, allowing researchers to better understand the origins of the disease in both species. Researchers are optimistic that studies and clinical trials in dogs will yield treatment avenues for humans, too. "Dogs are good models to study, because it will also be possible to study shared risk factors, in the environment, for example, that might predispose both humans and dogs to get lymphoma. Our knowledge helps dogs and humans with lymphoma," said study author and physician Kristy Richards.

On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill designed to improve knowledge about Lyme disease in the state. Under the law, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention website must inform the public that a negative Lyme disease test does not rule out infection. The law also calls for patients to receive a full report of all test results.

A male Indian rhinoceros calf was born earlier this month at Alabama's Montgomery Zoo, marking the first birth of a healthy rhino calf at a U.S. zoo resulting from artificial insemination. Reproductive physiologist Monica Stoops performed the successful artificial insemination procedure in February 2012.

Although some activists view the release of "Milk," the biopic about gay-rights pioneer Harvey Milk, as especially well-timed to raise political awareness, they also want to be careful to not have the film's release, and related calls to activism, seem to exploit Milk's legacy.